PROTEI Company Profile

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2 PROTEI Company Profile PROTEI is an international telecommunication systems vendor operating in Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, the Middle East & North Africa, having extensive know-how and a proven track record of over 18 years in the telecommunication market. Under PROTEI brand we present reliable, cost effective, carrier-class solutions. Using the latest convergent technologies implemented in our products both the most innovative services such as data traffic management and well-known ones such as Steering of roaming or SMS can be delivered with maximum efficiency. PROTEI product line covers all needs of mobile operators: core solutions (like HLR/HSS), roaming management, IN & VAS, messaging and so on. Our products are highly customizable and can be altered according to any requirements. PROTEI service platforms will help Operators to keep subscribers loyalty, increase revenues and reinforce a position on a highly competitive market. PROTEI serves more than 300 renowned customers in over 28 countries to cater 200 million subscribers worldwide. PROTEI employs more than 250 highly skilled professionals of whom approximately 70% are involved in research and development. PROTEI MENA Branch (formerly known as Silat Solutions) was formed in 2009 for expand PROTEI s HQ operations into the MENA region. PROTEI MENA Branch is the central base of operations for PROTEI s high-caliber and Arabicspeaking professionals, who capitalize on sales, marketing, implementation, and technical support services exclusively to PROTEI customers. It is worth mentioning that throughout these bountiful years, MENA Regional Branch has established group strategic relationships that have resulted in successfully achieving over 50 installations into 8 countries. 2

3 PROTEI MVNO Solutions According to recent reports by analysts mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are expected to grow strongly worldwide as regulators embrace a more competitive market and the mobile industry turns to new areas for revenue growth. MVNO market is expanding dynamically due to mining new revenue streams in such areas as enterprise mobile and M2M projects being an important part of the Internet of Things (IoT). PROTEI is closely following all the trends and doing the best to be ready to answer market demands. PROTEI product line is fully equipped to propose turn-key set for full-mvno creation. PROTEI MVNO portfolio includes both core products such as HLR/HSS, STP, GMSC, media-gateways, PCEF (DPI) and VAS products traditional for PROTEI such as SCP, SMSC and so on. Several products like HLR/HSS and OCS (Prepaid) specially adopted for MVNO/MVNE needs allowing building several MVNO sharing one platform. Also the portfolio includes several specific platforms specially tailored to MVNO needs such as Multi- IMSI roaming platform. Several projects for 9 MVNOs had been successfully implemented by PROTEI professionals in 3 countries including solutions for turn-key equipping of couple of start-ups. Our products follow all mainstreams in mobile technologies and present the best way for prompt launching any MVNO projects. GGSN Gn (GTP) MNO s SGSN GTP DPI/ PCRF MNP Diameter to MNO s MME SCCP (signalling/roaming providers) SIGITRAN STP M3UA/SIGTRAN/CAP M3UA/SIGTRAN/CAP M3UA/SIGTRAN/MAP DRA SRF DIAMETER Gy DIAMETER OCS SIP-I connectivity (MNO, interconnect) SIP-I GMSC M3UA/SIGTRAN/MAP CAMEL gateway (SCP) SMSC/ USSDC DIAMETER XML http/xml telnet E1/ISUP SIP-I MGW SIP HLR/HSS/AUC JSON XML CRM VAS platform (RBT+VM+IVR+CallComplition) 3

4 Core Network Solutions 4 Home Location Register (HLR/HSS) PROTEI Home Location Register is a cost-effective, high performance and scalable solution to suit both new and existing mobile operators, mobile virtual network operators (MVNO), serviceand content providers. Scalable architecture and flexible throughput licensing of PROTEI HLR/HSS enables an operator or provider to select a solution that not only mirrors the revenue stream of today, but can be used to meet operator tomorrow s needs. Subscriber s data and supported protocol are implemented in strict accordance with 3GPP standards (29.002, ) that ensures compatibility of PROTEI HLR/HSS with network elements of any vendor. PROTEI Home Location Register is a central database that contains details of each mobile phone subscriber that is authorized to use the GSM core network. PROTEI HLR contains user information such as account information, account status, user preferences, features subscribed to by the user, user s current location, etc. Integrated Authentication Centre (AuC) supports all main authentication algorithms such as Milenage and COMP 128 v2/v3. The LTE-HSS subscriber profile leverages the legacy 3GPP Release-6 compliant Packet-Switched Domain subscriber profile. New LTE-specific subscription fields have been added to the profile. The PDN context required for LTE is supported alongside the GPRS context already existing for GPRS/UMTS. Operators therefore have the choice to provision one or the other (or both). PROTEI HLR/HSS supports S6a interface for easy integration into LTE networks and Sh, Cx interfaces for serving IMS users. Implementation of all these interfaces is fully compliant with appropriate 3GPP standards. PROTEI HLR/HSS supports convenient provisioning interface to enable smooth system integration with Operator s BSS and performing appropriate management operations. Gateway Mobile Switching Center (GMSC) Gateway Mobile Switching Center PROTEI GMSC is intended to serve voice calls of GSM/UMTS subscribers and specially developed to suit needs of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). Functionally PROTEI GMSC is based on Soft-switch class 4 equipped with additional functional modules that are specific for GMSC such as HLR interrogation module supporting MAP and gsmssf module supporting CAP. System supports a range of signalling protocols and their extensions that ensure interoperability with core MNO networks built on the equipment of any vendor. Interaction with network core may be done via SIP/SIP-I/SIP-T or H.323; interworking with traditional (legacy) PSTN and PLMN network is organized using PROTEI mgate.itg media gateways. Intelligent and powerful call routing subsystem enables multi-criteria routing of inbound and outbound calls basing on various parameters, including SLA and the traffic intensity per directions. System supports T-CSI, M-CSI and N-CSI triggering to utilize maximum potential of CAMEL capabilities. Signal Transfer Point (STP) PROTEI STP is highly effective solution for signaling messages routing. All tasks connected with extra flexible signaling traffic routing, special routing for particular messages, necessity to connect more than one roaming provider can be solved using by PROTEI STP. It s also a proven solution for deploying active steering platform or SMS Firewall. PROTEI STP functionality: Flexible routing by SCCP-level parameters; Special TT (-s) for outgoing traffic; Flexible routes redundancy; Routing by TCAP operation codes (for MAP & CAP); E1/SS7 or SIGTRAN connectivity.

5 Roaming Solutions Steering of Roaming Platform Steering of roaming system enables powerful and flexible network selection management to encourage the "right" roaming network choice for subscribers (Steering of Roaming concept). Registration procedure control for outbound roamers is performed in full accordance with R-73 that is main GSMA regulation document related to the steering services and allows the most efficient deployment of Steering of Roaming services as well as influencing roaming partners with a view to optimizing roaming agreements and providing required quality of service. Steering procedure may be based on several network selection criteria like network priority, roaming KPI (share of successful registrations or share of unique subscribers registered in particular network, number of various errors), traffic proportions etc. Additionally PROTEI Steering platform is able to solve a variety of additional tasks like profile management for outbound roamers (CAMEL profile delete or update, remove fraud risky supplementary services etc). Thus, deployment of PROTEI Steering platform efficiently covers many business and commercial tasks related to outbound roaming optimization. Being integrated with PROTEI Diameter Real- Time Mediation solution Steering platform will be able to serve LTE traffic and to deliver steering services for LTE networks. Roaming Assistant PROTEI Roaming Assistant is a highly effective application for correcting typical dialing errors made by roamers. It also allows them to access short number services from their home network while in roaming, leading to a significant increase in the proportion of successful calls and increasing Operator`s income. This service can be deployed both for inbound roamers (ISUP-based) and for outbound roamers (CAMEL-based). Multi IMSI Roaming Gateway Multy IMSI roaming gateway is intended to expand roaming geography for MVNO, small and/or independent mobile Operators (named Roaming Clients) by using roaming agreements and subscription of well-established mobile Operators (sometime named Donors or Roaming Brokers). Basing on PROTEI Multi-IMSI Roaming Gateway either traditional dual-imsi roaming services or innovative dynamic multi-imsi roaming services may be deployed in optimal way. Multi-IMSI roaming allows providing alternative roaming services for GSM/UMTS network subscribers by using dynamically loaded alternative subscriptions of the visited Operator (guest network). This solution makes it possible to provide a local number and access to all local services for the roamer who will be able to enjoy cheap or free local incoming calls, cheap outbound calls and attractive data prices without losing the accessibility of the roamer at his/her main phone number. 5

6 Messaging Solutions SMS Center PROTEI SMSC is a carrier-class high-performance SMS center that includes traditional and innovative SMS features. Range of the supported protocols allows deploying PROTEI SMSC through GSM/UMTS or IS-41 (CDMA) networks. Support of SIGTRAN allows easy deployment across the next generation mobile networks. Flexible delivery scenario management, embedded First Delivery Attempt feature, policy management, convenient licensing principles and powerful SMS routing subsystem make SMSC a perfect choice for Operator s needs. Routing and bandwidth configuration tools support fully functional SMPP interface with efficient access policy for interaction with external applications. Horizontal scaling architecture allows to achieve high reliability and to adjust SMSC performance as network grows. Features like SMS forwarding, copy, auto-reply, personalized black and white list, detailed report increase service convenience for subscribers. USSD Server PROTEI USSD server exchanges USSD messages between the mobile subscribers and the external applications through GSM networks. With PROTEI USSD server Operators is able to provide balance enquiry, voucher activation and other customer care services using the most efficient and convenient way. PROTEI USSD server supports flexible USSD message routing based on the service keys, message body and source of MSC address with possibility of access policy and bandwidth management for each application individually. USSD stage I and stage II are supported that allows creating dialogue USSD services with multilevel USSD-menu. SMPP v3.4 provides fast and easy integration with external content-providers. SMS Firewall PROTEI SMS Firewall is intended to protect Operator s network from main threats related to SMS-spam and fraud. The primary objectives of the SMS security solution are to detect and mitigate SMS frauds caused by: SMS spoofing; SMS faking; SMS flooding; other types of technical fraud. Solution allows protecting Operator s network and Operator s subscribers against unauthorized SMS traffic (both application originated SMPP traffic and inbound/transit SS7 mobile originated traffic). Filtering criteria can be defined for different type of traffic. Rules can be defined for MO or MT SMS, for particular MSISDN range, Operator, Global Title range or SMPP message sender. These criteria include list of SS7 parameters to be verified when processing inbound MO or MT messages coming from abroad, as well as list of figures defining bandwidth and routing limitations for SMS traffic like limits for SMS traffic intensity from any particular MSISDN, SMSC or other network elements, range of destination numbers to which messages from the source mentioned above can be addressed, range of origination numbers messages can be sent from etc). Antispoofing and anti-faking filtering and detection capabilities are supported according to IR71 GSMA document. Additionally PROTEI SMS Firewall implements keyword-based content filtering. Personalized white and black lists can be implemented basing on PROTEI SMS Firewall as well. 6 PROTEI USSD server has embedded tools for convenient and flexible USSD-menu construction (SMPP-portal software package) and supports open XML and ODBC interfaces for integration with external information systems and databases. On-line charging interface is supported.

7 Intelligent Network & VAS CAMEL Gateway/Proxy PROTEI CAMEL gateway is an ultimately efficient tool for supporting operator specific services in GSM/3G/IMS networks. The CAMEL-enabled server for supporting operator specific services (CAMEL Gateway) allows to manage telecommunications services at GSM/3G/IMS networks by service logic application defining call, SMS and data session scenarios using API. CAMEL-gateway allows efficient deployment of wide range of IN services in any CAMEL-enabled network, both for prepaid and postpaid subscribers. Together with service logic applications may be created/ delivered by PROTEI, service provider or operator s experts CAMEL-gateway operates as fully functional SCP delivering flexibility and convenience in new services creation and deployment. The system allows real-time controlling voice call, SMS- and GPRS-sessions in GSM networks, using service logic applications. Convenient Service Creation Environment being an additional component of CAMEL-gateway allows easy service creation and service tuning for wide range of VAS. Embedded CAMEL- proxy functionality allows PROTEI CAMEL Gateway to be easily integrated into existing IN, allowing new services to be deployed with no disruption to the delivery of previously available services. Horizontal scalability and easy integration with existing SCP installations make PROTEI CAMEL Gateway an ideal solution for providing IN-based Value Added Services in networks of all sizes. SIGTRAN support ensures easy integration into next-generation mobile networks. Call Completion Suite People need to stay in touch even when they re not available. Whether its consumer or business use, voic has become an expected service by wireless subscribers so they can receive and retrieve their messages at any time and from anywhere. PROTEI Call Completion Suite is intended to maximize number of successfully completed calls in Operator s network by capturing of all unsuccessful calls that usually cannot be successfully completed due to different reasons. Solution includes several services allowing Operator to suite needs of different segments of Operator s subscriber base. PROTEI Call Completion system is a cost-effective, high performance and scalable solution, with a wide range of features to suit both new and existing mobile operators that could be introduced both as an addition to existing voic system or as standalone service packet. Solutions integrated with voic system are also available. The following services can be implemented basing on this platform: Missed Call Notification; Notify Me; Call Completion; Video Call Completion; Video/Voice SMS; Comfortable Jump; Call Collect (Pay4Me, Sponsored Call); Voice Video Mail. Such services as black and white lists, inbound consumption counting, number translation, mobile VPN, and others can be efficiently deployed basing on PROTEI CAMEL gateway/proxy. 7

8 Personal Ring Back Tone & Video Ring Back Tone Its penetration is still visibly growing and generating stable income for Operators. PROTEI RBT system is a fast way to offer Ring Back Tone service to subscribers. Due to platform s flexibility and scalability the system can be easily adjusted according to current or new Operator`s requirements. In additional of traditional features there are a lot of advanced options, for example: Tone like my friend has (Copy RBT service), Present tone to friends, Corporate RBT, different tone prices per purchase channel, Hang-up SMS and Anti RBT. The solution allows quickly extend Operator`s service promotional tools, forming new marketing proposals like: the second melody as a gift, get bonus points for inviting a friend, free trial period, forth melody as a gift, first month of subscription is free. Sponsored Call The system allows end-users, subscribed to specific thematic information channels, to make free or discounted calls while receiving attractive advertisements. When subscriber makes a call, prior to establishing a connection, he/she receives a multimedia promotional audio or video from an advertiser. After that he/she receives different bonuses: certain number of call minutes paid by the advertiser during a call, discount for minutes price, certain number of call minutes paid by the advertiser during a day, week, month etc. Advertisement is played only within thematic channels and only to subscribers who have subscribed to it. Subscription can be made by SMS/ USSD, through IVR or via WEB-interface. Subscriber may be subscribed to several thematic channels simultaneously. The Operator may set limits on the total number of playable subscriber commercials and on the total number of bonuses. Charging 8 OCS Platform for MVNO/MVNE PROTEI OCS is an on-line charging system, fullyfunctional automatic accounting, charging and billing solution supporting all functions related with subscriber accounts registration and management, real-time service charging etc. Due to rating engine capabilities system may be efficiently deployed by MVNEs and shared among several MVNOs built on such MVNE. The basic functions of PROTEI OCS are accounting and charging of all kind of telecom services consumed by prepaid subscribers, subscriber management functions including order processing for subscription and un-subscription for the services, administrative management, and rate plan management with unlimited number of tariff plans. System supports time-based, event-based, volume-based and service-based charging including but not limited to pay-as-you-go charging and service bundles. PROTEI OCS supports such features as inventory functions related to prepaid packets sales support, working with dealers (including convenient API or WEB-interfaces for dealers and/or MVNOs), interacting via RADIUS or Diameter (Gy) with external platforms (like PCEF/DPI, GGSNs, WiFi Service Gateways) for real-time charging of data services, integration with external customer care platforms (Voucher management systems, IVRs). Subscribers accounts may be recharged using vouchers, airtime transfer or by credit card payments collected through external systems (payment gateways, terminals, ATMs etc). Convenient APIs for integration with external financial, accounting, CRM and Customer Care software tools makes able to implement fully functional financial module complementing this OCS. Flexible and power statistical reporting and generation tools allow to get comprehensive picture regarding service usage, subscriber activity etc.

9 Data Traffic and Policy Management PROTEI GGSN/PDN-GW PROTEI GGSN/PDN-GW acts as a gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) in a 2G and 3G network architecture, a Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN-GW) in a 4G/LTE network architecture. GPRS Gateway Service Node is the heart of PS Core Network of mobile operator responsible for data routing between GPRS Core network via GTP protocol and external IP-networks. GGSN takes part in PDP context activation sending authentication requests to the RADIUS server, as well as interaction with the DNS servers to determine IP-address assigned to the requested APN. PROTEI GGSN/PDN-GW is developed in full accordance with international standards and allows easy integration into a packet network via Gi/SGi interface to provide data-flow with external internet networks, via Gn interface with SGSN(s), via S5/S8 interface with SGW(s) of LTE networks to allow signaling and data path for establishing and maintaining subscriber PDP contexts, via Gy and Gx interfaces using in-build PCEF providing charging for data services. In case of data traffic increasing over one GGSN/ PDN-GW capacity additional modules are installed to provide greater total throughput of the entire system which makes PROTEI GGSN/PDN-GW flexibly scalable. Constant development keeps the system on the edge of technologies and allows to support LTE/EPC modern networks and multi-access requirements such as Wi-Fi, etc. DPI Platform Powerful and flexible data traffic management is one of the key capabilities the contemporary mobile Operator must have. PROTEI DPI platform unlock a variety of the data traffic management tools enabling Operator to deploy range of services related with ultimately flexible traffic charging, bandwidth management etc. PROTEI DPI is equipped with signature constructor which allows creating new traffic signatures in order to be capable of detecting flows of newlydeveloped Internet applications. Solution is capable of detection of obfuscated protocols using statistical analysis techniques and allows flexible creation of new services and protocols using regularly updated signature base. The platform supports bit rate control with regard to service priority, supports ToS/DSCP traffic prioritization. To deploy URL-based service delivery policies PROTEI DPI is able to classify the traffic by URL or part of URL using external database (Websense security cloud or other content classification platforms may be supported), local black and white URL lists. PROTEI DPI supports Gy (Diameter) per-service realtime charging and periodical per-service quota and also performs subscriber identification using RADIUS, Diameter (Gx), XML. The platform can be integrated with pull or push subscriber identification databases. System supports different tariff plans which can be applied to a subscriber basing on his identity or command from external source (3GPP PCRF). PROTEI DPI is horizontally-scalable, carrier class system having redundant architecture with no single point of failure or bottleneck ; it performs hardware packet processing using of a 20 Gbit/s or 40 Gbit/s boards developed by PROTEI. 9

10 Bill Shock Prevention Platform Bill shocks -related cases are generating many problems not only for Customers, but also for Operators. Both customers who roam don t use their mobile devices because they are worried about usage costs, and subscribers who use their data services without regard to costs are source of headache for mobile operators. Customers become angry with Operator for sending them a huge bill, and Operators often cannot collect huge amounts from their subscriber (due to image risks of other reasons) but responsible for wholesale amount to be paid to their roaming partners. PROTEI Data Usage Control and Billshock Prevention System allows to avoid the customer complaints that follow bill shock by notifying roaming subscribers in real-time about their data traffic consumption and related costs. This platform enables subscribers to set spending and/or usage thresholds based on preestablished policies. The policies may be configured by subscriber and by Operator as well. System is capable to inform subscribers via SMS upon approaching this threshold and switch service off as soon as consumption limit had been reached. Solution deployment will help Operators to assist their roaming subscribers to manage data roaming costs, while also helping prevent fraud and abuse of flat-rate data roaming plans. Diameter Real-Time Mediation Diameter is a key next-generation signaling protocol for contemporary all-ip networks, carrying policy, charging, mobility management, and authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) traffic. Diameter traffic will accelerate quickly with the increasing of LTE and IMS network rollouts, which could create congestion, scalability and interoperability issues at the signaling layer. These issues may be especially important and complicated for Operators taking into account that as a protocol Diameter is not well defined and some education in the industry will be required to make the best use of it. There are a lot of extensions to Diameter that may lead to interoperability problems also. PROTEI Diameter Real-Time Mediation Platform (DRTM) enables single connection point for all Diameter-based entities interacting within Operator s network. The new network element is called the Diameter Real-Time Mediation Platform (DRTM) and it helps Operators manage services and applications on 3G and all-ip LTE and IMS networks. PROTEI DRTM centralizes routing, traffic management and load-balancing tasks to create an architecture that enables Operator s IMS and LTE networks to grow incrementally to support increasing service and traffic demands. The DRTM deployment reduces the complexity of connecting, provisioning and interoperating essential Diameter-based equipment. Policy Controller (PCRF) PROTEI Policy Controller is an intellectual node regulating policy and charging parameters of mobile broadband subscribers in 3G and LTE networks. Equipped with a flexible and easy-tomanage policy decision engine PROTEI Policy Controller allows to implement mobile network operator s business need in policy and charging rules providing dynamic distribution of limited broadband network resources. Policy and charging control in modern networks implies dynamic per-service modification of available bandwidth and money debiting rules during on going Internet session depending on the type of service, subscriber profile parameters, subscriber historical data, date and time and commands from external systems like subscriber portal. Besides data channel parameters control PROTEI Policy Controller allows to manage content-filtering rules for the subscribers providing parental control or corporate control services. 10

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